Exercising towards a better tomorrow!

aku-chan aku-chan Logging since September 2022
Thanks! @colin @NightWolf714 @Antheia & Colossus @Maegaranthelas @Mr.Javo @Fremen @JCU @Mamatigerj @GentleOx - I'm actually a little annoyed with the people at the Foot Clinic now. I changed the dressing for the first time this morning, and I knew they weren't removing the whole toenail, but I thought they were taking a decent wedge of it off. Nope, just a little sliver, about one tenth, off one side. There was absolutely no need for all the fuss they made, I could easily have caught the bus home and gone grocery shopping, instead of paying for a taxi and a takeaway pizza, neither of which I could really afford.
So yeah, I'm still going to take care of my toe like instructed, but I'm quite peeved now.

Anyways, exercises:-

Universal Warmup done,
30 Squats (Replacement EotD) done,
Locked In (Replacement WotD) done (3 sets),
Day 27 of 60 Days Of HIIT done (3 sets, replaced the Bounces with Step Jacks),
Day 24 of Glutes Of Steel done,
Day 24 of Power Grip done,
Day 17 of Unbound done,
Sore Feet done.

Got a lot of hobbying and TV watching done yesterday, I finished painting some Bone Golems and I'm up to season 7 of my Venture Bros. rewatch. But it's back to normal today, going to head off on my weekly Housemate visit soon and then grocery shopping on the way home, I can finally have my Sausage Salad!
See y'all tomorrow!
 
Thanks! @Maegaranthelas @neilarey

@Antheia & Colossus -
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They're one of the Warhammer Underworlds sets (I always forget the weird names Games Workshop uses for their stuff).

Another week is all wrapped up:-

Universal Warmup done,
20 Reverse Crunches (EotD) done,
Synergy (WotD) done (Still not really bendy enough for yoga),
Day 28 of 60 Days Of HIIT done (3 sets),
Day 25 of Glutes Of Steel done,
Day 25 of Power Grip done,
Day 18 of Unbound done,
Ankle Recovery done.

Feeling a bit sad today.
I haven't done much for my birthday in decades at this point, but with the Housemate gone this is the first year I'm doing nothing at all, and it's got me down more than I thought it would. I did remember to buy myself some cake though, that should cheer me up later on!

I've finished some of the shows I've been watching recently. Scavengers Reign was quite good although it dragged a bit in places, I just loved how weird and alien the planet was depicted as.
I also finished season 1 of Shadows House, this one was a bit disappointing, it explained more of what was going on than I expected it to, but it didn't really do anything with it. The second season doesn't seem to go anywhere either, so I don't think I'll watch it.
Got to pick more stuff out of the list!

See y'all tomorrow!
 
Celebrate Happy Birthday GIF by Pembe
 
Thanks! @NightWolf714 @JCU @Antheia & Colossus @AquaMarie @legolo @Jaga @TopNotch @Mamatigerj @Niki @Matan @Fremen

It's raining! Luckily, it's also a bank holiday so I don't have to go anywhere, exercises:-

Universal Warmup done,
30 Seconds Butt Kicks (EotD) done,
Cardio Balance (WotD) done (3 sets),
Day 29 of 60 Days Of HIIT done (3 sets. Swapped the Split Jacks for Step Jacks, probably should've swapped out the High Knees too, my toe is a bit sore now),
Day 26 of Glutes Of Steel done,
Day 26 of Power Grip done,
Day 19 of Unbound done,
Sore Feet done.

Yesterday got better as the day went on, gotta stop relying on the emotional healing power of cake though! :carbs:
Today I've got a few chores to do, but it's otherwise going to be a quiet day with homemade Fish and Chips for dinner.

For the last few days I've been getting mildly freaked out by this tapping noise I keep hearing, just now discovered what it is, magpies! They're bringing in nuts or something from another garden and cracking them open on the birdbath. At least I know I'm not hearing things.
See y'all tomorrow!
 
Magpies are amazing aren't they! I like all that family of birds (I like all birds, what's not to like...), Corvids I think? I believe they're the cleverest of the birds. We have a pair of magpies in our garden and they bring up a new family here every year I think.

I hope it was a good cake!
 
Thanks! @CODawn @Lady Celerity

@colin - I love Magpies too, there's a small flock of them in the area so, in the past, I could end up with like twelve in the garden at once. I can't afford to put out as much food as I used to, so, sadly, I don't get as many birds visiting these days.

Weather is still a bit gloomy, but at least the rain stopped, exercise time:-

Universal Warmup done,
30 Seconds Superman Stretch Hold (EotD) done (After all these years I finally have enough space to do this one!),
Creed (Replacement WotD) done (3 sets),
Day 30 of 60 Days Of HIIT done (3 sets with added dumbbells),
Day 27 of Glutes Of Steel done,
Day 27 of Power Grip done,
Day 20 of Unbound done,
Ankle Recovery done.

Another quiet day today, I've just got to go grocery shopping (Blue Cheese Pasta for dinner), and get in touch with the Landlord again (Haven't heard from them in about a month and I still don't know what their plans for me are), see y'all tomorrow!
 
Thanks! @NightWolf714 - No luck on the Landlord front, I get they're very busy (It's local government so they're undoubtedly very understaffed), but it would be nice if they actually kept their promises and called me back like they said they would.

@TopNotch - Same here! I probably should not eat as much of the stuff as I do!

Exercise time:-

Universal Warmup done,
20 Reverse Lunges (EotD) done,
Lone Warrior (WotD) done (3 sets),
Day 31 of 60 Days Of HIIT done (3 sets),
Day 28 of Glutes Of Steel done,
Day 28 Of Power Grip done (These were extra hard today, needed multiple breaks),
Day 21 of Unbound done,
Sore Feet done.

Busy day today, I've got to see my Enhanced Work Coach, and then a big grocery shop for some essentials (And I have to go to two different supermarkets because neither one has everything :stomp:).

Added some new shows to my schedule, I've started the second season of Legion (Not as good as the first, I miss the creepiness) and an anime called Bungou Stray Dogs which is feeling very generic at the moment (I don't see myself sticking around for all 5 seasons). I've had the most luck rewatching old, new Doctor Who (9th Doctor), it's been ages since I've seen these ones so I don't remember them at all (The episode about Rose's Dad had no right to be that sad! :big-cry:).
See y'all tomorrow!
 
@Antheia & Colossus - I didn't remember him very well, but I'm warming up to him!

A little late doing my exercises today, I didn't want to get out of bed and face the world (My housing situation has got me a bit anxious and low again), can't stay under a duvet forever though:-

Universal Warmup done,
30 Seconds Raised Arm Hold (Replacement EotD) done (With dumbbells),
Power Stack (Replacement WotD) done (3 sets),
Day 34 of 60 Days Of HIIT done (3 sets),
Day 29 of Glutes Of Steel done,
Day 29 of Power Grip done,
Day 22 of Unbound done,
Ankle Recovery done.

The rest of the day is looking pretty quiet, Indian Chicken Salad for dinner (Although, at the moment, it's not feeling like salad weather!), see y'all tomorrow!
 
Thanks! @Mr.Javo - It's just one of those weeks I think.

Bit tired, didn't sleep very well and I've still got a hefty dose of the melancholies, still gotta do those exercises though:-

Universal Warmup done,
30 Elbow Strikes (EotD) done,
Pixie (Replacement WotD) done (3 sets),
Day 35 of 60 Days Of HIIT done (3 sets),
Day 30 of Glutes Of Steel done (All finished!),
Day 30 of Power Grip done (Also all finished! Really struggled with this one a lot, don't know why I find these level 1 arm workouts so hard!),
Day 23 of Unbound done,
Sore Feet done.

Already picked out my new challenges for tomorrow.
Didn't do anything at all yesterday (Didn't even make dinner), just moped around the house all day. So I'm going to try and get out and about a bit today, see if that helps.
And make dinner before all the veggies go limp and manky, see y'all tomorrow!
 
Thanks! @Antheia & Colossus @NightTigress @JCU @TopNotch @NightWolf714 @nell @Fremen @Maegaranthelas @Mr.Javo

Feeling a lot better this morning (Getting out of the house for a bit yesterday definitely helped), exercise time:-

Universal Warmup done,
30 Seconds Scissor Chops (EotD) done,
Geronimo! (WotD) done (3 sets, still no good with Burpees),
Day 36 of 60 Days Of HIIT done (3 sets, Sit-Ups replaced with Crunches),
Day 24 of Unbound done,
Ankle Recovery done.

The new challenges I've picked are Upperbody Light and Splits In 30 Days, since they both quite quickly ramp up to ridonkulous amounts of reps, the plan is to do one in the afternoon and one in the evening. The hard part is going to be remembering to do them, but I'll give it a week, if I'm still struggling to adjust my schedule then I'll stick with challenges I can do during my morning workout.

Housemate visit today, she was visited by a pair of miniature donkeys the other day (I'm extremely jealous), so hopefully that's put her in a good mood, see y'all tomorrow!
 
Wrapping up another week:-

Universal Warmup done,
30 Elbow Clicks (EotD) done,
Burrito Mode (WotD) done,
Day 37 of 60 Days Of HIIT done (3 sets. I can do Climbers again! Badly out of practise though :tired:, I can start mixing in all my skipped days now),
Day 25 of Unbound done,
Sore Feet done.

Last night I did:-

Day 1 of Upperbody Light done (This one is already a nightmare, I still have sore arms!),
Day 1 of Splits done.

Housemate visit was very brief yesterday, she was deep asleep, so I just dropped off the things I brought up and came home. The Nurses told me she had fallen out of bed during the night, but rather than let them help her back into bed, she insisted that she'd done it on purpose because she wanted to sleep on the floor. Not wanting to agitate her, they just made sure she was comfortable and left her to it (She wasn't actually on the floor, there's a mattress thing there to catch her when she falls out of bed). Of course, she didn't get any sleep until they finally managed to convince her to get back into bed, which was just before I visited, so I thought best not to wake her up.

Been looking forward to today for a while, I'm going to a beginners D&D day at a game store (You can tell how excited I am because even my social anxiety is fully onboard with the idea). Don't know if they're going to start doing regular sessions or not, but it should be fun and it ticks off something that's been on my 'To do' list for ages.
See y'all tomorrow!
 
Thanks! @NancyTree

Starting a new week:-
Universal Warmup done,
30 Seconds Backfists (EotD) done,
Overload (WotD) done (3 sets),
Day 38 of 60 Days Of HIIT done (3 sets with added dumbbells),
Day 26 of Unbound done,
Ankle Recovery done.

Last night I did:-
Day 2 of Upperbody Light done,
Day 2 of Splits done.

Could've done with this morning not being so arm heavy, they're still a bit sore from the first day of Upperbody Light and I'm really not looking forward to another dose of that later today. :big-cry:
The D&D day was really good, didn't get very far in the actual adventure (Both the DM and one of the players could get very easily distracted, and they kept leading each other down random tangents, so it took us a long time to do anything), but I had a lot of fun and it's definitely something I'd like to get into.

I also finished the 9th Doctors run on Doctor Who, shame he only did the one season he was a really good Doctor. On to 10th now, but it's going to take me a while to get used to how young David Tennant looks!
Also dropped some of the anime I've been following, never did warm up to Bungou Stray Dogs, Lazarus hasn't been going anywhere story-wise and An Assassin And A Ninja Living Under One Roof has been getting increasingly meanspirited in its comedy, which just isn't my thing.
Still got far too much on my list to watch though!

Tuna Nicose for dinner tonight, see y'all tomorrow!
 
That is, unfortunately, common in D&D games, depending on the group. My crew are all very distractable so that's kinda the norm, haha. Glad to hear you had fun with it though. :)

The first session is often pretty slowly unless the DM has pre-generated characters.
 
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